Bridal Beauty Countdown: What To Do Now and What To Avoid

3:49 PM,
Feb. 14, 2013

Kaitlan Lay on her wedding day.

Written by

Sloane Stephens Cox
BellaMagazine.com

Forget the fairy godmother. Looking like a preened princess on your wedding day takes a lot of planning and preparation. But, with a little help from local experts, you can look like a magic wand made you over, from mane to manicure to molars.HAIR

? 1-2 months before: Do a trial run of wedding hairstyle. And, if you plan to experiment with a new cut, color or style, this is the time to do it. Reed warns against experimenting with drastically new 'dos:

"Wedding pictures last a lifetime, so you never want to look back and say, 'What was I thinking?' I like to enhance what the bride already has, and a trial ...